pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē 
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
a
: of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
pulmonary tissue
pulmonary edema
b
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
2
3
: occurring in the pulmonary artery
a pulmonary embolism
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The risk is higher for populations at higher risk for severe diseases, including people over the age of 65, people with underlying metabolic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, neuromuscular and other chronic diseases, pregnant people or persons who are immunocompromised.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Flow Space consulted with medical experts to learn more about this recent uptick of COPD diagnoses in women and what those who have developed the pulmonary condition can do about it.
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Disturbingly, postmortem data suggests that Arakawa died of complications from pulmonary Hantavirus several days before her husband passed.
—Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
In 2018, Ladd was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a life-threatening lung disease.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Flow Space consulted with medical experts to learn more about this recent uptick of COPD diagnoses in women and what those who have developed the pulmonary condition can do about it.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2025
Disturbingly, postmortem data suggests that Arakawa died of complications from pulmonary Hantavirus several days before her husband passed.
—Kahli Zietlow, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
In 2018, Ladd was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a life-threatening lung disease.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Pulmonary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pulmonary. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
1
: relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs
2
: carried on by the lungs
pulmonary respiration
Medical Definition
pulmonary
adjective
pul·mo·nary
ˈpu̇l-mə-ˌner-ē
ˈpəl-
ˈpəl-
: relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs
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